Africa Archive

In a remote Zambian village, a nine-year-old girl (Margaret Mulubwa) is accused of being a witch and given a stark choice: to accept her supernatural branding and live a tethered life as a sorceress, or to cut her ties with local

Statistics released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime indicates that Ghana is ranked 14th out of 115 countries when it comes to the consumption of cocaine. Topping that table is Albania. Public Health research from 2014 estimates that 2.5

The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry. “I have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns,” WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. He had previously

The Queen of Denmark Margrethe II is coming to Ghana on a state visit in November. Margrethe II is also the supreme authority of the Church of Denmark and Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defence. She is expected to foster the business

South African singer and ex-MP Jennifer Ferguson has accused the country’s football boss Danny Jordaan, 66, of raping her nearly 24 years ago. He “overpowered” her and “painfully” raped her in a hotel in Port Elizabeth city, she has alleged in

A member of the communication team of the Ghana Hajj Board Zakaria Rahman is in hot waters for collecting money from prospective pilgrims who could not travel to Mecca. Four women have reported Rahman to two separate police stations in Accra

Ghana and Ivory Coast have signed a memorandum of understanding on the implementation of the ruling of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). This was done after a joint commission for the implementation of the ruling was

The World Bank has questioned the viability of government’s poverty reduction interventions especially those focused on alleviating the plight of head potters also known as Kayayeis. At a forum to address extreme poverty in Ghana, acting Country Director of World Bank